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Homemade salt scrubs: how to make? Video
Regular exfoliation is recommended to cleanse the skin and even out its color. For such a cosmetic procedure, cleansers are used, including a salt scrub, which can be prepared at home.
For the preparation of salt scrubs, sea salt is used. She is a very valuable product. It has a high content of magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, manganese, iodine, bromine and other useful elements.
The composition of such a cosmetic product contains the following components:
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp sea salt
The sea salt is crushed, otherwise the delicate skin of the face can be injured. The components are thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Apply the salt mixture to damp skin gently (without pressure). For greater effect, it is recommended to steam the face before peeling. After applying the slurry, the skin is gently massaged for 3-5 minutes and washed off first with warm and then cool water. Then the face is covered with a moisturizer. Dry and normal skin is recommended to be cleaned once a week, but oily skin is cleaned more often. If the skin is sensitive, it is enough to peel once a month.
For oily skin, it is recommended to add 1 tsp to the mixture. lemon juice, and when dry, replace sour cream with olive or peach oil
A scrub that perfectly cleanses the skin, consisting of:
- 1 tsp chopped sea salt
- 1,5-2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp Sahara
The ingredients are mixed. Then the gruel is applied to a damp face, gently massaging the skin with fingertips for 2–5 minutes. Wash off the mixture with warm water.
A nourishing and purifying body mask
To prepare this scrub yourself, use the following ingredients:
- 6-8 tbsp. sea salt
- 3-4 tbsp. olive oil
The components are mixed. After taking a shower, this nourishing mass is applied to wet skin, then with the help of a sponge, the skin is massaged for 7-10 minutes, paying special attention to problem areas. Then the scrub is washed off with warm water and the body is immediately rinsed with cool water.
Olive oil can be replaced with lemon juice (take 3 tablespoons)
Anti-cellulite salt scrub
The recipe for this cosmetic composition is as follows:
- 2 tbsp chopped orange peel
- 1,5-2 tbsp. sea salt
- 3 drops of cedarwood essential oil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3-4 drops of grapefruit or lemon aromatic oil
All ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Then they apply gruel to problem areas and massage the skin for 10-13 minutes.
Crystals of sea salt polish the skin and cleanse its pores from impurities, therefore, after such a procedure, the skin becomes velvety, firm and elastic
The scrub is washed off with warm water, after which the body is rinsed with cool water. Then an anti-cellulite cream is applied to the problem areas. According to reviews, after the first procedures, the volume decreases by 1–2 cm.
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